Curiosities of the Solar System

A Visual Tale of Serendipity

Author

J.Izquierdo, J.Bundeli

Published

May 13, 2023

Abstract
This visual story takes a general audience to appreciate the extraordinary fortune of finding life in the universe. For a more immersive experience, try reading in Morgan Freeman’s voice.

A world of diversity

Earth is a comfortable place for life

The Sun’s diameter is so large (1,392,700km) that had to be scaled down for it to fit in your screen. The Sun in this visualisation is 1/7 times compared to the planets!

The Solar System is so big that kilometers are not very useful anymore. For the rest of our journey, we will be measuring distances with help of the speed of light (aprox 300.000 km/s)

Fig2: Average planet temperatures

Size and composition of planets depending on distance (size, composition, gravity pull)

Comparison Other goldilocks discovered (distances, temps too cold / hot)

(Lunar and Institute 2003)

References

Lunar, and Planetary Institute. 2003. “Solar System Sizes.” NASA. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/686/solar-system-sizes.